A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take “a wrecking ball” to the upcoming primary, possibly forcing it to be rescheduled. The legal tussle centers on U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik’s controversial penning of […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the Supreme Court's April 29 decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act, characterizing the conservative majority as 'illegitimate' and suggesting it functions as 'the Trump Court' rather than the Roberts Court. The excerpt indicates Democratic party opposition to the ruling.